August 15

In Soave, we would often have a picnic in the olive garden where we stayed and while Verona was visited and appreciated, our favorite part of the day was seeing how many grapes we could throw and catch in our mouths as we picnicked in the olive garden outside our room.

FYI, Dan and I became champs at catching the grapes thrown by others while Molly and Theo found it easier to master when throwing their own grapes! However, none of us reached the level of skill displayed by Kate Wetherall in “The Mysterious Benedicts Society.”